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Living with Markus is a Literary Fiction novel by Florence Osmund
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What Windy City Reviews is saying, “The characters, even the young boys, are complicated and believable, and the plot’s complexity allows the reader to see the characters from a myriad of angles. Another non-surprise is Florence Osmund, who has written yet another great book.”
When thirty-one-year-old Marc Nussbaum builds a successful landscaping business with clientele from the affluent suburbs of Chicago, he has visions of enjoying the finer things in life—no dependents, no worries, no commitments outside of work—and he thinks he’s found the perfect woman to enjoy it with him. But when he repeatedly shoves his own life aside to run to the aid of his dysfunctional family members and falls victim to their helplessness, he eventually loses sight of his dreams and his girlfriend.
Embittered by thankless relatives and their hopeless situations, Marc must decide whether to continue saving them from their ill-fated lives, or save himself from entering into a life of self-sacrifice and missed opportunities.
It is only after painful soul-searching and late-night talks with the fetching tenant from downstairs that Marc eventually realizes his purpose in life and how to achieve self-fulfillment—and the purpose in life that he eventually discovers for himself isn’t at all what he had previously envisioned.
A Word from the Author
This was an interesting book to write. First of all, it is written from a male’s perspective, and I am not. Men think and approach things differently than women, so that was a challenge. Secondly, while I know people who come from highly dysfunctional families, I am not one of them, and so I had to conduct a fair amount of research to understand how that affects family dynamics as well as the individuals. For those of you who choose to read Living with Markus, I hope you can relate to the protagonist’s dilemma, but not too much.
(Florence Osmund, 5th May 2016)
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